Issaquah is talking about banning pan-handling…and threatening a $1000 fine.
Why do I think they won’t collect much of the fine?
“Brother, can you spare a dime to help me pay my fine?”
Seriously, Issaquah is going to have a hard time legally distinguishing homeless who sell overpriced “newspapers” from girl scouts selling cookies.
I am pretty sure they will find that the only thing they can really ban is aggressive pan-handling…i.e. altercations with passers by.
Meanwhile, they will pay $109 per pan-handler per day to house the pan-handlers in their jail, plus hundereds more per night for each one requiring medical, dental, or psych assistance….while waiting to collect on the $1000 fine.
This will continue until the ACLU gets an injunction and files civil rights violations against the city….yikes!
It will be interesting to watch….
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